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Photonics Research, Volume. 6, Issue 4, 314(2018)

High-quality 2-μm Q-switched pulsed solid-state lasers using spin-coating-coreduction approach synthesized Bi2Te3 topological insulators

Junpeng Qiao1, Shengzhi Zhao1,5、*, Kejian Yang1, Wei-Heng Song2, Wenchao Qiao1, Chung-Lung Wu2, Jia Zhao1, Guiqiu Li1, Dechun Li1, Tao Li1, Hong Liu3, and Chao-Kuei Lee2,4,6、*
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  • 1School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
  • 2Department of Photonics, Taiwan Sun Yat-sen University, 70 Lienhei Road, Kaohsiung 80424, China
  • 3State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
  • 4Research Center for Applied Sciences, Academia Sinica, 128 Sec. 2, Academic Road, Taipei 11529, China
  • 5e-mail: shengzhi_zhao@sdu.edu.cn
  • 6e-mail: chuckcklee@yahoo.com
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    Junpeng Qiao, Shengzhi Zhao, Kejian Yang, Wei-Heng Song, Wenchao Qiao, Chung-Lung Wu, Jia Zhao, Guiqiu Li, Dechun Li, Tao Li, Hong Liu, Chao-Kuei Lee, "High-quality 2-μm Q-switched pulsed solid-state lasers using spin-coating-coreduction approach synthesized Bi2Te3 topological insulators," Photonics Res. 6, 314 (2018)

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    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Dec. 15, 2017

    Accepted: Feb. 2, 2018

    Published Online: Aug. 1, 2018

    The Author Email: Shengzhi Zhao (shengzhi_zhao@sdu.edu.cn), Chao-Kuei Lee (chuckcklee@yahoo.com)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.6.000314

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